Heart attack, stroke in older patients twice as likely within 2 weeks of mild flu
By
Kristen Fischer
Feb 14, 2024
People over the age of 50 who have mild flu and few risk factors still are at double the risk of heart attack and ischemic stroke in the two weeks following infection — and that risk quadruples in people...
Yearly flu vaccination does not affect SNF resident mortality in large Medicare study
By
Alicia Lasek
Dec 02, 2021
A study of 26 million Medicare recipients has linked regular flu shots with lowered mortality — except in skilled nursing facility residents. The results suggest that vaccines alone are not enough to...
Clinical briefs for Monday, Nov. 22
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 22, 2021
New COVID infections drop by 53% when people wear masks: large study finds … FDA investigating death of patient taking new Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm … CDC probes massive college influenza outbreak...
Adult immunizations fell dramatically during pandemic, vaccine maker says
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 14, 2021
In total, 17.2 million adult vaccine doses were missed in 2020. And immunizations continue to lag well behind 2019 levels, reports GlaxoSmithKline.
The flu season that wasn’t: Influenza has ‘flickered out’, reports find
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 08, 2021
Overall seasonal flu activity has remained at lower-than-usual levels in the United States and globally.
Adjuvanted vaccine cuts nursing home flu outbreaks by 17 percent, top researcher reports
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 08, 2021
Facilities that offered residents the strengthened influenza vaccine Fluad experienced a 17% reduction in suspected and laboratory-confirmed influenza outbreaks, says Vince Mor, Ph.D.
Clinical Briefs for Wednesday, February 5
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 05, 2020
FDA approves influenza pandemic vaccine … Genetic variants appear to protect some people against Alzheimer’s disease … Residents who lose a loved one may fare better when encouraged to express...
Splash of hand sanitizer not enough to stop spread of type A flu virus
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 18, 2019
Two full minutes of exposure to ethanol-based disinfectant is not enough to kill type A flu virus in mucus from infected patients.
A two-pronged approach to protecting SNF residents from influenza
By
William Schaffner, M.D.
Jan 09, 2017
Good news: More skilled nursing facility staff are getting their annual influenza vaccine than ever before. Last season, nearly 70% were vaccinated, up from 64% a year earlier. Bad news: SNF staff still...
T-System releases flu doc templates
Dec 20, 2013
T-System Inc. renewed its “winter gift” of T Sheets® flu documentation templates free of charge to all hospitals and healthcare providers. Providers can download the free documentation tool...